by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Business/Commerce. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Business/Commerce is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Westfield State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in general business, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Westfield was ranked #88 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for general business majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #6 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Westfield.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Westfield was $330 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $970 | $7,050 |
| Fees | $10,169 | $10,169 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,070 | $1,070 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,139 | $11,139 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,672 | $2,672 |
Learn more about Westfield tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. General Business students who received their bachelor’s degree at Westfield took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 7% lower than the national average of $26,843.
The median early career salary of general business students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Westfield is $41,808 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $41,384.
Online degrees for the Westfield general business bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Westfield Online Learning page.
About 37.4% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in general business in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 47.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.8% of the general business bachelor’s degrees at Westfield in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 167 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 17 |
General Business/Commerce students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 214 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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